Barnes Pond

Lucy has gone for a trip to Barnes pond where she can say hello to her friends the ducks.

Time for a sit down.

It's nice here.

Uncle Doody and Lucy have a Ball

Uncle Doody came up with a great game. Playing with Mummy's Swiss Ball. At first glance it would seem to be way too big for a 2 year old to be playing with but it works fine.

They start off rolling the ball to each other.

Then they get more advanced and Doody throws the ball and Lucy has to chase it.

Lucy has loads of fun. She loves this game.

Looks like Uncle Doody loved it as well.

Park

Lucy is having a go on the see saw.

Looking quite cute on the top of the slide.

Then pushing her bike home.

Car

Any modern girl needs to have a sophisticated set of wheels.

Lucy is clearly impressed with her ride.

Richmond Park

Mummy and Lucy go for a wander in Richmond Park.

Lucy has a orange Lolly to make sure that she doesn't get dehydrated

The ladies decide to take a break from ambling and have a sit down. Note Lucy's new Peppa Pig shoes (size 8!)

Let me in

When Lucy was just a little fella she could be quite easily contained by closing doors.

These precautions are no longer sufficient!

The Apple Song

Clearly following in the footsteps of her famous author and mother Jennifer S Porter, Aunty Pink wrote a song called The Apple Song. Once Lucy had got bored of laughing at Pink's stripey hoodie, she requests a group rendition of the excellent song.

"Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple...

..Apple, Apple, A, A, Pul ...

...Apple!" (Yes Pink did write the words as well).

Pink's Gifts

Aunty Pink and Uncle Doody have just got back from Holiday. Despite Pink's expression it was Tenerife not China. They got Lucy this wonderful spotty dress.

Daddy is firmly of the view that wearing Crocks when you are over eight years old should be an imprisonable offence. Fortunately that makes their other gift of a pair of flowery sandals acceptable for the time being. Of course Lucy loves them.

Down the Pub

Lucy and Jonathan have popped down to Ye White Hart to watch the "Head of the River" race which is held on the Thames between Putney and Mortlake each year (a similar course to the Boat Race). Jonathan's father is taking part. Lucy doesn't appear to be paying much attention to the race.

She just wants to look cute.

Chase Me

Lucy's cousin Jonathan is down from Shrewsbury. They play chase in the empty pond in the park. Lucy obviously wants to keep her stick.

Lucy's Camera

When Lucy sees Mummy or Daddy using anything interesting (Remote Control, Mobile Phone, iPod etc.) she always wants to commandeer it for her own nefarious purposes. This normally involves her smearing banana over it and the reluctantly giving it back. This was a particular problem with Daddy's camera since a) Banana does little to improve the performance of camera lenses and b) we couldn't take pictures of her being cheeky. The solution was obvious. We have given Lucy my old camera.

The problem now is that she just takes pictures of herself from a range of about 1 foot.

Rock On

Lucy went back to Kew the next day with Mummy and visited the secluded garden. It rocked.

Taking it all in

Lucy has a sit down in Kew to take it all in.

Shoulder ride in Kew

Lucy started getting a bit restless walking around Kew Gardens. So it was time for one of her favorite treats. Shoulder ride!

The little penguin enjoyed her panoramic views of the botanical gardens.

Daddy puts a brave face on hauling her two and a half stone around the place.

Climbers and Creepers

Lucy is totally excited to be in Climbers and Creeper at Kew Gardens with her little friend Holly.

Lucy and Holly have a go at riding the snail. Lucy seems in control but Holly seems distracted.

Lucy gets a go on her own. Ye Harrr. Ride 'em Cow-spork!

With Mummy riding shotgun Lucy is much more restrained.

But then Holly takes over driving the snail and everyone is happy again.

Frog Watering Can

Lucy has got a frog watering can from Kew Gardens. She starts off by watering the patio.

And then waters her legs.

Kite

Mummy has taken Lucy to the park so she can play with her new kite.

How impressive. It is flying really high.

Until, in a rather cliched fashion, it gets stuck at the top of a tall tree.

Lucy looks rather forlornly at her lost kite (if you click for bigger you can see it). Fortunately Mummy was able to leverage the combined skillz of wiggling and pulling to successfully recover the kite.

Wonder Cubes

Uncle Matt and Aunty Alexis bought Lucy some Wonder Cubes some time ago. She has just started to get really interested in their kaleidoscopic possibilities.

Far better than binoculars.

Red Nose

Lucy supports Red Nose Day by buying a Red Nose.